Trump Hails 'Full and Comprehensive' Trade Deal with UK Amid Modest Economic Expectations

[candide]

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Well this one isn't. And the India one isn't.

 

So what are the other 198 that are, to make up this mythical 99% you speak of?

 

Well, this one is not a trade deal.

 

As to the deal with India, the EU will also sign a deal  this year. Do you think the UK deal will be more advantageous than the EU deal?

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, candide said:

Well, this one is not a trade deal.

 

Oh really?

 

 

So before you change the subject, where are the other 198 that are indentical to the EU? Or were you talking out of your arris?

 

That's before we consider the Australia deal signed November 2021. 

 

1 minute ago, candide said:

 

As to the deal with India, the EU will also sign a deal  this year.

 

That's the rumour.  😃

 

1 minute ago, candide said:

Do you think the UK deal will be more advantageous than the EU deal?

 

I don't think the EU deal will even happen. 

[candide]

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Oh really?

 

 

So before you change the subject, where are the other 198 that are indentical to the EU? Or were you talking out of your arris?

 

That's before we consider the Australia deal signed November 2021. 

 

 

That's the rumour.  😃

 

 

I don't think the EU deal will even happen. 

Trump hails... 🤣

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, candide said:

Trump hails... 🤣

 

It wasn't 99%, was it? 😂

[candide]

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

It wasn't 99%, was it? 😂

Right, only around 80%. And not particularly better than the deals made by the EU with the same countries (ex. Japan).

[Nick Carter icp]

9 minutes ago, candide said:

Trump hails... 🤣

 

   Elon Musk needs to be locked in a room for a few days , wouldn't want him hailing gain 

[Bkk Brian]

23 minutes ago, candide said:

Well, this one is not a trade deal.

 

As to the deal with India, the EU will also sign a deal  this year. Do you think the UK deal will be more advantageous than the EU deal?

You should tell Starmer that too then.

 

Starmer hails second trade win in a week after UK's tariff deal with Trump

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/starmer-hails-second-trade-win-week-after-uks-tariff-deal-with-trump-2025-05-08/

[JonnyF]

14 minutes ago, candide said:

Right, only around 80%. And not particularly better than the deals made by the EU with the same countries (ex. Japan).

 

And it WAS a trade deal with the US, wasn't it...

[candide]

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

And it WAS a trade deal with the US, wasn't it...

Not an extensive one. Of very limited scope and maintaining 10% tariffs on UK imports (which is better than 25%, of course). Not comparable to the deal with India, for example.

[CallumWK]

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Now show these over 5 years.

 

How is that relevant, or are you gonna Trump for the gains the stock market made during Biden's term?

[RayC]

46 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

It wasn't 99%, was it? 😂

 

39 minutes ago, candide said:

Right, only around 80%. And not particularly better than the deals made by the EU with the same countries (ex. Japan).

 

Actually, it's "only" around 93%. 

 

The UK rolled over 68 EU-negotiated trade deals and has signed 5 new deals since Brexit with:

 

(1) The US: Extremely limited in scope and expected to have minimal economic impact 

 

(2) Japan: An extension of the EU - Japan deal. Very few marginal gains.

 

(3) Australia and (4) New Zealand: Deals described by George Eustice, a Brexiter ex-Environment Minister as follows, “Overall the truth of the matter is that the UK gave away far too much for far too little in return.”

 

(5) India: The one significant deal. However, should the EU and India reach an expected agreement later this year, the UK - India deal will need to be measured against that.

 

And all these deals have been made against the cost of making life more difficult for exporters to and importers from our biggest market which is on our doorstep.

 

Yep, viva Brexit!🤦

[JonnyF]

6 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

 

Actually, it's "only" around 93%. 

 

The UK rolled over 68 EU-negotiated trade deals and has signed 5 new deals since Brexit with:

 

(1) The US: Extremely limited in scope and expected to have minimal economic impact 

 

(2) Japan: An extension of the EU - Japan deal. Very few marginal gains.

 

(3) Australia and (4) New Zealand: Deals described by George Eustice, a Brexiter ex-Environment Minister as follows, “Overall the truth of the matter is that the UK gave away far too much for far too little in return.”

 

(5) India: The one significant deal. However, should the EU and India reach an expected agreement later this year, the UK - India deal will need to be measured against that.

 

And all these deals have been made against the cost of making life more difficult for exporters to and importers from our biggest market which is on our doorstep.

 

Yep, viva Brexit!🤦

 

Ignoring your bitter "sore loser" attempt to downplay everything Britain has achieved in such a short period of time, you appear to be acknowledging that we have multiple better/new trade deals, without having to subsidize the EU to the tune of Billions every year while being told what to do by Brussels.

 

All of that in only 5 years. Many decades of freedom/deals still to come. 

 

Sounds good to me! 

 

Viva Brexit!!! 

[sharot724]

The U.S. last year had a $12 billion trade surplus with the U.K., so it’s a puzzle why Trump punished the country with higher tariffs, which were supposed to target those countries selling more products to the U.S. than they were buying.

[RayC]

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Ignoring your bitter "sore loser" attempt to downplay everything Britain has achieved in such a short period of time, you appear to be acknowledging that we have multiple better/new trade deals, without having to subsidize the EU to the tune of Billions every year while being told what to do by Brussels.

 

All of that in only 5 years. Many decades of freedom/deals still to come. 

 

Sounds good to me! 

 

Viva Brexit!!! 

 

Being extremely generous and counting all 5 trade deals as pluses, what other benefits has Brexit brought for the "indigenous, working class, British male"?

 

If you think that Brexit has been a success overall then you are using a strange set of success criteria and are easily pleased.

[candide]

25 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

 

Actually, it's "only" around 93%. 

 

The UK rolled over 68 EU-negotiated trade deals and has signed 5 new deals since Brexit with:

 

(1) The US: Extremely limited in scope and expected to have minimal economic impact 

 

(2) Japan: An extension of the EU - Japan deal. Very few marginal gains.

 

(3) Australia and (4) New Zealand: Deals described by George Eustice, a Brexiter ex-Environment Minister as follows, “Overall the truth of the matter is that the UK gave away far too much for far too little in return.”

 

(5) India: The one significant deal. However, should the EU and India reach an expected agreement later this year, the UK - India deal will need to be measured against that.

 

And all these deals have been made against the cost of making life more difficult for exporters to and importers from our biggest market which is on our doorstep.

 

Yep, viva Brexit!🤦

The timing about the India deal is quite obvious. If they signed a deal first with the UK, it means there is nothing in it which can be used by the EU to get more concessions. Otherwise it would be easy for EU representatives to argue that if India granted a benefit to the smaller UK, they must also grant it to the EU (India's largest export market). So it can be assumed that it won't be better than the deal between India and the EU. At best, it may be as good.

[DonniePeverley]

We wanted free trade deals after inflincting on ourselves removing ourselves from a trade block because of racists .... so now we are getting some decent trade deals, we still have people moaning.

 

It's almost as if trade, economy were never really the issue. It was just plain old racism dressed up in a intellectual manner. 

[Dan O]

19 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

So, the narrative that "no good can come from Trumps tariffs which are a total disaster for Americans" was complete BS? Quelle surprise🤣 Im sure apologies from fake news consumers for pushing disinformation will be shortly pouring in.

Did you even read the article? It appears you like to sensationalize small issues just like the media. 

[Cameroni]

'Can I pay tribute, Donald, to your negotiating team,' he began. And 'I want to thank you for your leadership, Donald. I'm really pleased. It feels really historic. Really good to talk. Tribute to your leadership.' 

 

Keir Starmer is an astute operator, he knew his only chance was to roll over and have his belly tickled by Trump and lick his cheeks, and Starmer did so unashamedly and with gusto.

 

Good work Labour!

[Dan O]

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

I don't post my life on the forum for everyone to read, like you do

Yeah rich wannabe's always try to impress with their overinflated worth while pinching pennies. Makes you scratch your head at their claims.  They only fool themselves

[Eric Loh]

9 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

'Can I pay tribute, Donald, to your negotiating team,' he began. And 'I want to thank you for your leadership, Donald. I'm really pleased. It feels really historic. Really good to talk. Tribute to your leadership.' 

 

Keir Starmer is an astute operator, he knew his only chance was to roll over and have his belly tickled by Trump and lick his cheeks, and Starmer did so unashamedly and with gusto.

 

Good work Labour!

That gross cringeworthy sucking up to Trump was from his cabinet meeting. Starmer didn't said that. I have his full text. 

[Peabody]

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

It's only the first steps into the deal. No PR about it. You simply have to go anti-Trump with every breath. Cutting tariffs on UK steel and aluminium from 25% to 10% and cars from 27% to 10% for the 1st 100,000 imports and 0% tariffs on RR engines for jets isn't a PR stunt.

What were the tariffs before he took office?

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Oh really?

 

 

So before you change the subject, where are the other 198 that are indentical to the EU? Or were you talking out of your arris?

 

That's before we consider the Australia deal signed November 2021. 

 

 

That's the rumour.  😃

 

 

I don't think the EU deal will even happen. 

Who could forget the UK/Australia deal, it was much in Australia’s favor that Australian news readers where laughing as they described it to their audiences.

 

Johnson’s eagerness to announce the deal before it was agreed left him at Australia’s mercy. He either signed or admitted his lies.

 

Given the choice between doing what’s right for Johnson by admitting his error, or signing a deal that was not in the UK’s best interests, his ego got the better of him.

 

 

[spidermike007]

21 hours ago, dinsdale said:

You sound like a petulant little child.

No. Trump is the petulant big child. They don't get more petulant than the goombah. 

[dinsdale]

13 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

No. Trump is the petulant big child. They don't get more petulant than the goombah. 

Very articulate response.